Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of lab
"The new research labs are scheduled to open next month, which will double our team's workspace."
In plain English: Labs are rooms where scientists do experiments and test things out.
"The students spent all afternoon in the labs running their chemistry experiments."
Usage: Use "labs" to refer to multiple laboratories or research facilities in a general sense, such as when discussing several science departments within a university. Avoid using it to mean the verb "to label" or other unrelated concepts where the singular form might be confused with similar-sounding words.
Labs is an informal shortening of laboratories, derived from the Latin laboratorium meaning "place of work." It entered English in the late 19th century as a clipped form used to refer specifically to scientific or medical research facilities.